Strapless brassiere



July 30, 1968 M. SIMON STRAPLESS BRASSIERE Original Filed Oct. 2B, 1963 zNvENToR Marie'ra Simon y @uw ATTORNEY United States Patent O 3,394,706 STRAPLESS BRASSIERE Marietta Simon, 305 E. 24th St., New York, N.Y. 10010 Original application Oct. 2S, 1963, Ser. No. 319,141, now

Patent No. 3,246,648, dated Apr. 19, 1966. Divided and this application Feb. 21, 1966, Ser. No. 529,035

4 Claims. (Cl. 12S-463) The present invention relates to a garment and more particularly to a brassiere.

This application is a division of application, Ser. No. 319,141 filed Oct. 28, 1963, now Patent No. 3,246,648.

It is an object of this invention to provide a brassiere for the heavier girl or woman for adequate and comfortable support of the breasts, especially if the brassiere is worn with a strapless gown.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a thin flexible wire around the entire upper edge of the brassiere to aid in maintaining the brassiere in its proper position upon the wearer.

The features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description and drawing in which:

FIG. 1 is a front view of the brassiere of the present invention; and

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof.

Referring to the drawings, the brassiere 10 has a pair of breast cups 14 each provided with a support section 16 of a non-stretch material secured across approximately the bottom half of the cup. The support section 16 is preferably made of a double layer of fabric for added strength. The chevron shape, as shown in the drawing, has been found to be particularly effective.

A front panel 18 extends downwardly from each of the breast cups so that its lower edge 20 is at approximately the waistline of the garment Ibut is raised at its central portion to eliminate pressure over the diaphragm. Each front panel 18 may be divided into two sections 22 joined together along `a generally vertical seam 23 extending downwardly from approximately the center of the lower edge of the breast support section 16. Additionaly, the front panel 18 may have a pair of reinforcing members 24, such as honing within pockets, diverging upwardly from the lower edge 20 of the brassiere 10 for greater uplift and to eliminate the need for shoulder straps.

An underarm panel 26 is connected along the outer edge of each front panel and is preferably made of a horizontally extensible material to ensure a snug t. A back panel 28 of non-stretch material is connected between the free edges of the underarm panels 26. The back panel 28 may be -cut out at its upper central area to accommodate low-back dresses and may extend so that 3,394,706 Patented July 30, 1968 its lower edge 29 rests on the hip area. A plurality of generally vertical reinforcing members 30 are secured within pockets from the upper edge 32 to the lower edge 29 of the back panel 28. Further to eliminate the need for shoulder straps a thin flexible wire 34 may be inserted within a seam around the entire upper edge of the brassiere portion 10.

The brassiere opens completely along its front vertical centerline 35. The usual closure means of hooks and eyes 36 as well as a zipper 38 are provided along this opening.

While specie embodiments of the invention have been shown and described in detail to illustrate the application of the invention, it will be understood that the invention may be embodied otherwise without departing from such principles.

What is claimed is:

1. A brassiere having a pair of breast cups, a front panel extending downwardly from each of said breast oups to its lower edge at approximately the waistline, an underarm panel of horizontally extensible material connected along the outer edge of each front panel, a back panel of non-stretch material connected between the free edges of the underarm panels, said back panel having a plurality of generally vertical reinforcing members secured from the upper edge to the lower edge of said back panel, said breast cups each having a support section of non-stretch material secured across the bottom of the cup to provide two-ply construction for greater support, closure means at the front vertical centerline joining the two breast cups and front panels, said brassiere having a thin flexible wire secured along its entire upper edge.

2. The brassiere as in claim 1 in which the back panel is cut out at its upper central area to accommodate lowback dresses.

3. The brassiere as in claim 2 in which the front panel has a pair of reinforcing members diverging upwardly from the lower edge to the breast cup whereby the need for shoulder straps may be eliminated.

4. The brassiere as in claim 3 in which each of the front panels has two sections joined along a generally vertical seam extending downwardly from approximately the center of the lower edge of the breast support section.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,483,274 9/ 1949 Gluckin 12S-479 2,799,021 7/ 1957 La Bue 12S-475 FOREIGN PATENTS 147.470 7/ 1952 Australia. 1,026,493 2/ 1953 France.

ADELE M. EAGER, Primary Examiner. 

1. A BRASSIERE HAVING A PAIR OF BREAST CUPS, A FRONT PANEL EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM EACH OF SAID BREAST CUPS TO ITS LOWER EDGE AT APPROXIMATELY THE WAISTLINE, AN UNDERARM PANEL OF HORIZONTALLY EXTENSIBLE MATERIAL CONNECTED ALONG THE OUTER EDGE OF SUCH FRONT PANEL, A BACK PANEL OF NON-STRETCH MATERIAL CONNECTED BETWEEN THE FREE EDGES OF THE UNDERARM PANELS, SAID BACK PANEL HAVING A PLURALITY OF GENERALLY VERTICAL REINFORCING MEMBERS SECURED FROM THE UPPER EDGE TO THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID BACK PANEL, SAID BREAST CUPS EACH HAVING A SUPPORT SECTION OF NON-STRETCH MATERIAL SECURED ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE CUP TO PROVIDE TWO-PLY CONSTRUCTION FOR GREATER SUPPORT, CLOSURE MEANS AT THE FRONT VERTICAL CENTERLINE JOINING THE TWO BREAST CUPS AND FRONT PANELS, SAID BRASSIERE HAVING A THIN FLEXIBLE WIRE SECURED ALONG ITS ENTIRE UPPER EDGE. 